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41stiff upper lip — (UK) If you keep your emotions to yourself and don t let others know how you feel when something bad happens, you keep a stiff upper lip. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a person keeps a stiff upper lip, they contain their emotion… …
42stiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rigid, inflexible, firm, non fluid; strong, brisk; difficult, hard; severe, excessive; formal, unreserved; awkward, stilted. See hardness, severity, affectation, inelegance, restraint, pride.Ant.,… …
43stiff rig — an angling rig made of a stiff material, such as amnesia, q.v., that does not flex easily …
44stiff — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Bowery bum, Latinate, a bit much, abandoned, abusive, adamant, adamantine, afflictive, alcoholic, all thumbs, aloof, arduous, arid, artificial, ashes, austere, awkward, balker, balky horse, barren, beach bum,… …
45stiff — I. not pay for, leave without paying The cab driver told a policeman that a lady had stiffed him. II. person, man You lucky stiff! You won a TV! …
46stiff one — 1. see stiff1 2. a drink of spirits Not soup or strong coffee, although the alcohol so described may be diluted by water, soda water, or tonic: Mallards was filling quickly with weary young professionals who needed a couple of stiff… …
47stiff upper lip — UK / US noun [singular] a quality of remaining calm and not letting other people see what you are really feeling in a difficult or unpleasant situation Through all these tragedies he kept a stiff upper lip …
48stiff — 1. n. corpse; dead body. Where s the stiff from last night s shootout? 2. v. not leave a tip (in a restaurant, bar, or club). That waiter got stiffed by a stingy couple …
49Stiff baby syndrome — A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not recognized until 1962 when it was described by Drs. Kok and Bruyn as a disease with the onset at birth of… …
50stiff-necked — UK [ˌstɪf ˈnekt] / US adjective very determined and not willing to change …
